We present a study comparing, in English, perceived distributions of men and women in 422 named occupations with actual real world distributions. The first set of data was obtained from previous a large-scale norming study, whereas the second set was mostly drawn from UK governmental sources. In total, real world ratios for 290 occupations were obtained for our perceive vs. real world compariso...

This report presents the latest estimates of Hong Kong's domestic health spending between fiscal years 1989/90 and 2004/05, cross-stratified and categorised by financing source, provider and function on an annual basis. Total expenditure on health was HK$67,807 million in fiscal year 2004/05. In real terms, total expenditure on health showed positive growth averaging 7% per annum throughout the...

Statistical data is present everywhere—from governmental bodies to economics, from life-science to industry. With the rise of the Web of Data, the need for sharing, accessing, and using this data has entered a new stage. In order to enable proprietary, closed-world formats, to enter the Web of Data, we propose a framework for modelling and publishing statistical data. To illustrate the usefulne...

Accreditation, as an approach to quality assurance and improvement, has a hundred-year history in the United States. Other countries have started to establish such systems in the past twenty years. Recently, we have witnessed numerous discussions and some practical steps toward establishing accreditation systems in Iran. A major practical challenge for such newer accreditation systems is that...

With the continued growth of electronic commerce, voting, emergency, governmental and other informational systems the threat of massive network disruptions has never been more real. Hence, the development of denial of service countermeasures must be expanded. Recent work has shown that modifying known methods for verification (i.e. cryptographic protocol verification) prove useful in developing...

The Covid-19 outbreak disrupted economic activity in almost all countries. Indonesian economy entered a recession phase as result of the continued contraction growth second and third quarters 2020. According to Keynesian theory, combination fiscal policy monetary was more effective recovering from crisis, this study aims measure effect government spending, money supply, inflation interest rates...